Headlight for street-cars, automobiles, and other vehicles.



I. S. HERSH-BERGER. HEADLIGHT FOR STREET ems, AUTOMOBILES, AND OTHERVEHICLES.

AYILIGATION FILED JUNE 5,1912.

Patented Oct 8, 191? INVENTOR 'ITNESSES I. S. HBRSHBBRGER. STREET CARS,AUTOMOBILES, AND OTHER VEHICLES.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE5,1912 1,040,674. Y Patented 0011.8,1912.

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HEADLIGHT FOB INVENTOR I wn'uessss J //7 56/ WM 1 I BY Q A 4745-ATTORNEYS I dash board 2. The inner end of the shaft i 41 has a crank 43and a Weight rod upon which is mounted a counter balance weight 45. Thecrank 43 is adjustably connected, as at 46 to' a connecting bar 47 thatis pivotally connected, as at &8 to the crank -19 of a rock shaft 50.The rock shaft 50 is journaled in bearings 51 mounted upon the plat--form 1. The inner end of the rock shaft 50 is provided with a treadle orfoot piece 52 to facilitate rocking the shaft 50 by the toe of the foot.

In 0 eration, a pressure of the foot upon one si e of the treadle 52rocks the shaft 50 and lowers the connecting bar 47, thereby rockin theshaft 41, swinging the pendulum rod and turning the head light, lamp orlantern-25 upon the base 7. When the right handtside of the treadle 5:2is depressed, the head light is turned to the left and when theleft'hand side of the treadle is depressed, the head light is turned tothe and while in support a lamp,

A street car equipment comprises the straps 3 and the elements 40 to 52inclusive. The platform 6 at one end of the car can be removed andplaced at the opposite end of the car when it is desired to change aboutthe head light.

It is thought that a the operation and utility of the lamp shiftingmechanism will be apparent Without further description, the drawingsthere is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is tobe understood that the structural elements are susceptible to suchchanges, as in the size, shape and manner of assemblage, as fall withinthe scope of the appended claims. t

What I claim is 1. A lam shifting mechanism comprising a plat orm, abase carried thereby, a head revolubly mounted in said base, a holdercarried by said head and adapted to an upright carried by said holder, ayoke carried by lsaid upright, a pendulum rod extending into said yokeand under said platform, a beairing'carried by said platform andsupporting said pendulum rod, a coupling membeu carried by said rod, anactuating rod loosely arranged in said coupling member, and ineansincluding rock shafts, cranks and a treadle for actuating said rod.

the upper end of said upright,

totem 2. A lamp shifting mechanism comprising a platform, a headrevolubly supported by said platform, a holder carried by said head andadapted to support a. lamp, carried by said holder, a yoke connected to[a pendulum rod movably supportedby theunderneath side of said platformand rovided with a pendulum, an actuating ro -loosely connected to saidpendulum r0d,'and means including a treadle adapted to act-uate'said rodto swing said lamp holder in a horizontal plane.

3. A lamp shifting mechanism for yean upright hicles, comprising aportable platform, a

lamp holder revolubly supported above said platform, holder, a yokeconnected to said upright, a pendulum rod attached to the underside ofsaid platform and extending into said yoke, an actuating rod looselyconnected to said pendulum rod, and means including rock shafts and atreadle for actuating said rod.

4. In a lamp shifting mechanism for vehicles, a portable platform,revolubly mounted upon said platform and adapted to support a lamp, ayoke supported from said holder, a pendulum rod having a goose neckmovably supported be-' low said platform with the upper end of said rodextending into said yoke, coupling member carried by said rod, anactuating rod loosely connected to said coupling memher, and meansincliiding a lltreadle for actuating said rod. l l i 5. The combinationwith a stret car, and a platform detachabl connected thereto, of a lampholder revolu 1y mounted upon said platform, a yoke supported from saidholder, a pendulum rod haying a goose neck movably supported loy'th'eunderneath side of saidplatform and provided with apendulnm, said rodextending into said yoke, an actuating rod loosely connected to saidpendulum rod, and means including rock shafts and a trea'dle carried bysaid car for actuating said rod to move said pendulum rod and said lampholder.

a lamp holder 7 an upright carried by said In testimonywher'eof I affixmy signature

